Viridor Does World Environment Day

Posted 3 Jun 2011

This Sunday (5 ^th June) is World Environment Day (WED) led by the United Nations Environmental Programme.

The theme for this years WED is ‘ Forests: Nature at Your Service ’. Forests cover one third of the earth’s land mass, performing vital functions and services around the world. Yet despite all of the ecological, economic, social and health benefits, we are destroying the very forests we need to live and breathe.

Viridor is encouraging all employees and customers to ‘go green’ this weekend and do something different to improve our surroundings. The name Viridor comes from the Latin ‘to be green’, and the company takes a keen interest in all things environmental. One of Viridor’s corporate charities is London based Trees for Cities who undertake tree planting initiatives in urban areas. Viridor also supports Red Rose Forest, who are creating new areas of woodland and helping to improve green spaces across Greater Manchester.

Across the country, Viridor will be taking part in different activities to mark World Environment Day

Recycle for Greater Manchester Record Attempt

As well as the focus on forestry, the Viridor team at Recycle for Greater Manchester will be at the Trafford Centre (4 ^th and 5 ^th June) attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of clothes for re-use and recycling.

Not only will all items collected go towards the Guinness World Record attempt, but unwanted clothes will be sold in Barnardo’s shops to help transform the lives of the most vulnerable children and young people. Donating your unwanted items to charity is a great way to be green whilst helping those in need so there’s no better time to have that sort out!

Also on show will be a living room made entirely from pre-loved furniture, a Recycle Right DVD brought to you by Dave Spikey, the new Recycle IPhone Application, recycled origami art and information about how to recycle in Greater Manchester.

Interested in attending? Go to the Lower Regent Crescent, next to the T Mobile store and bring us your old clothes whilst shopping for some new ones!

Saturday 4th June 10am - 8pm, Sunday 5th June 11am - 6pm

Photo Caption (Top of Page) Viridor Laing Communications Officer Karen Hall with Salford City Reds Rugby Club players and representatives from the Trafford Centre

 

Sponsorship of Edinburgh Meadows Festival

For the weekend of WED, Viridor will be sponsoring the Edinburgh Meadows Festival . The free to enter community festival, which will welcome an anticipated 30 ,000 revellers over Saturday and Sunday, promises something for all in an action packed weekend for all the family.

 Established in 1974, the Meadows Festival has grown to firmly establish itself as a ‘must do’ event in the capital’s cultural calendar.  Bigger than ever with a record number of stalls, the 2011 festival will offer a menu of live music on the Festival Stage, Taylor’s funfair, Forest Stage and Bar, the Dogs Trust Family Dog Show, Edinburgh Leisure climbing wall, football and an exclusive kids area.

Headline acts include Captain Slackship's Mezzanine Allstars, The Banana Sessions and The Edinburgh Samba School.

The two day event is has been made possible by sponsorship from  Viridor ,  Scotland ’s leading recycling, renewables and waste company.  The company, which works with 96% of Scottish local authorities and  Edinburgh ’s leading businesses, will place sustainability at the heart of the event through a recycling information tent, recycling and waste hubs and a small army of cleansing personnel.  

Fred Mackintosh, Convener of the Meadows Festival Association, added:

“With Viridor’s help we’re green for go at what is set to be a bumper weekend on the Meadows.  The tents are going up, the music stage is ready, the stall holders are raring to go and funfair is going - like a fair.

“Come and join us in the sun over Saturday and Sunday and sustainability will be at the fore through our partners Viridor.”

Interested in attending? The Edinburgh Meadows Festival will be taking place at The Meadows, to the south of Edinburgh Old Town

Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th June 10am - 6pm

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